Recent Student Undergraduate Research Projects
Jenny Kalvaitis with Profs. Rebecca Shrum and Seth Meisel: "Suffrage and Scandal: Women and Politics in the 1893 Deerfield, Massachusetts School Committee Election."
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Brittany Frey, with Prof. Seth Meisel: "When the Helpless Help Themselves Petitions of War Widows During the Post-Independence Period in Cordoba, Argentina (1810-1860)"
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Amanda Krukar, with Prof. Molly Patterson: "Portrait of Kharijism in Modern Islamic Media."
Public History Major
Class field trip to Milwaukee including visits to the Milwaukee Public Museum, the 3rd and 5th Wards, and the Lakefront Brewery.
What is Public History?
Public History is for students interested in pursuing a career in history beyond teaching. Public Historians work in museums, archives, the fields of historic preservation, film and digital history, historical consulting, oral history, among others.